A novel blending hard science with SciFi, historical intrigue, and philosophical inquiry, with a touch of fantasy.
When Casus refurbishes an antique safe ibrought over from the Unite Kingdom by his great-great grandfather, behind the battens he finds a centuries old parchment, a trove of thin gold bars, a map, a signet ring and a covenant from the days of King Charles 1st.
He assembles a small cadre of family and friends to investigate the mystery. They find themselves involved in an ancient deadly plot stretching back in time, with antagonists that would kill to make it happen, or kill to keep it from taking place.